happy mutants Magic for Liars: Sarah Gailey's debut is a brilliant whodunnit in the vein of The Magicians Cory Doctorow

music Andy Samberg and Lady Gaga unite for a Lonely Island musical medley Grant St. Clair

viral videos Invisibility cloak caught on Ring camera Ellsworth Toohey

Two great bigots that go great together JD Vance joins JK Rowling in Olympic anti-trans bigotry Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Universal's new Ministry of Magic theme park (video) Ruben Bolling

jk rowling Hogwarts' self-appointed professor of Defense Against Gender Studies beefs with actors Jason Weisberger

RIP Michael Gambon — Harry Potter's Prof. Dumbledore — has died at 82 Carla Sinclair

video games A New Lego Harry Potter game is coming Grant St. Clair

video games Mortal Kombat 11, which costs $50, now has in-game advertisements Grant St. Clair

discrimination It is unclear how JK Rowling's outspoken anti-trans politics will affect video game sales Jason Weisberger

Tim Burton The Cramps haunting the charts thanks to Tim Burton's Wednesday series Gareth Branwyn

Harry Potter This "Gen Z Translation" of HARRY POTTER is a total vibe Thom Dunn

food as art This edible Nimbus 2000 and other Hogwarts-themed pasta look amazing, Harry Potter fan or not Carla Sinclair

Lead designer on new Harry Potter game is Gamergater with ranty YouTube channel Rob Beschizza

Funny Key & Peele: "If Hogwarts were an inner-city school" David Pescovitz

lego LEGO's 2019 Harry Potter advent calendar Jason Weisberger

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

fake news Angelina's boozing, Prince Charles' divorce, and college entry cheat Lori Loughlin "tells all," in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

unusual and peculiar colleges The College of Extraordinary Experiences transforms you in the most mind-blowing way Ferdinando Buscema

surveillance Oh for fuck's sake, not this fucking bullshit again (cryptography edition) Cory Doctorow